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Red and Orange Light to Treat Wrinkles

Efficacy of Phototherapy with Red and Amber LEDs for treatment of Facial Aging

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6yfcbm
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-07-19
Start date
2018-05-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Skin Aging

Interventions

All patients will have your face cleaned with mild cleaning gel and receive protection in the eye area. Data collection will be done before the first procedure, and after the tenth phototherapy sessio
Device
Radiation
E02.774

Sponsors

Universidade Nove de Julho
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Nove de Julho
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women will be included; 40-65 years old; with skin phototypes II, III and IV on the Fitzpatrick scale and signs of aging III and IV in Glogau scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Will be excluded from the study male patients; women under the age of 40 and over 65; with thyroid changes (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism) and who are not taking the treatment or taking the medication for less than 1 year; who have received facial fillers in the last 12 months; who are performing some facial aesthetic procedure; that they are taking retinoic acid or any vitamin A derivative (tretinoin or isotretinoin, topical or oral); who are using cosmetics or medications that may increase skin photosensitivity; that they present some skin pathology, such as acne, psoriasis, vitiligo, etc .; who presents big laterality of skin aging; professional drivers; who have undergone bariatric surgery or who are under strict diet; that they are making use of some type of supplement (topic or oral) for improvement of the skin conditions; in the period of pregnancy and / or lactation; patients who are not assiduous in the sessions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 1: As primary endpoint it is expected to find reduction at the thickness and depth of wrinkles at periocular area measured by the equipment Visioface RD - eletronic Ck. The measurements will be performed before and after 10 phototherapy sessions.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 2: As secondary endpoint it is expected to find better skin viscoelasticity through the periocular Cutometer equipment - dual MPA 580 (CK Electronic).The measurements will be performed before and after 10 phototherapy sessions. ;Expected outcome 3: As secondary endpoint it is expected to find better skin moisturization at the periocular region measured trough Corneometer - CM 825 (CK Eletronic). The measurements will be performed before and after 10 phototherapy sessions. ;Expected outcome 4: As secondary endpoint it is expected to find smaller transepidermal water loss is assessed with the Tewameter - 300 TM (CK Electronic). The measurements will be performed before and after 10 phototherapy sessions. ;Expected outcome 5: As secondary endpoint it is expected to find better quality of life and self assessment of the patients measured by questionnaires. The adapted version of the questionnaire of quality of life of patients with dermatological diseases and the adapted version of the questionnaire of quality of life of Melasma patients will be used for quality of life evaluation. The self assessment will be done by the rhytidectomy outcome evaluation questionnaire. All questionnaires will be performed before and after the 10 sessions treatment. The measurements will be performed before and after 10 phototherapy sessions. The measurements will be performed before and after 10 phototherapy sessions.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLidiane Mota

Universidade Nove de Julho

prof.lidianerocha@gmail.com+55(11)3385-9222

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)